The Top Gun (1986) speech in Sleep with Me (1994) actually misquotes the real Top Gun script for intended humorous effect. Although Avary's speech claims that Iceman (Val Kilmer) says, "You can ride my tail any time" to Maverick (Tom Cruise) at the end of Top Gun, the character actually tells Maverick, "You can be my wingman any time."
Quentin Tarantino's famous Top Gun (1986) speech was originally written by the filmmaker and his friend, Roger Avary, for another project. The speech is fully scripted word by word used by Tarantino.
Although often credited to Roger Avary (and noted that Quentin Tarantino stole the bit from him), the Top Gun (1986) gay connection actually comes from Pauline Kael's 1986 review of the film.
Quentin Tarantino has a small role in this movie. Eric Stoltz, the main actor, also had the main role in Killing Zoe (1993), which Tarantino produced. On top of that, Stoltz also was an actor in Pulp Fiction (1994).
The film cast includes one Oscar winner: Quentin Tarantino; and two Oscar nominees: Meg Tilly and Todd Field.
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